KnightShift Preview at The Adrenaline Vault

A fairly favorable foretaste of Zuxxez' forthcoming blend of strategy and role playing elements.

By IGN Staff

The recent press demo of KnightShift has given rise to another preview of Zuxxez' in the works title, with impressions offered on the introductory sequence, the sound and the game environs:

Knight Shift portrays Prince John's world with Reality Pump's Earth-III engine. Though the aim is to illustrate fantastic rural locales rather than the realist technology of the Earth titles, it's very comprehensive. Landscape rolls and churns in full 3D, already putting the duplo-block worlds of Neverwinter Nights and Dungeon Siege to shame. Trees are impressive, swaying gently like natural objects rather than the geometric fabrications of most releases. Character models are simple - disconcertingly so when few in numbers on screen - but the rationale becomes clear the first time you see dozens at once without a performance hit.

The piece concludes in a positive manner, opining that KnightShift has successfully combined the best components of the RTS and RPG genres, while also managing to present itself in a striking and comedic style. - Annihilator